Astronomy on the personal computer /
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| Author / Creator: | Montenbruck, Oliver, 1961- |
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| Uniform title: | Astronomie mit dem Personal Computer. English |
| Imprint: | Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, c1991. |
| Description: | xi, 255 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 computer disk (5-1/4 in.) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Local Note: | Held at Circulation Desk. |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1126463 |
| Summary: | For students and amateur and professional astronomers, explains how to use personal computers to calculate rising and setting times, orbits of comets and planets, eclipses and occultations, and other commonly sought factors. Each chapter concludes with a comp lete program (in PASCAL) for the task. Also includes a 5 1/4 " disc. Translated from the 1989 German edition. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) |
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| Item Description: | Translation of: Astronomie mit dem Personal Computer. |
| Physical Description: | xi, 255 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0387527540 |
